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The all-new Aquascaphe GMT MK-II brings together tool-watch practicality and travel-ready versatility, and it looks pretty good doing all of it
Baltic is giving its Aquascaphe GMT the MK-II treatment, and the good news is, it is more capable and accessible than before. The Aquascaphe MK-II got its update last year, and now the GMT diver gets the same sharper case design, but with a much bigger change inside. Introduced in 2020, the original Aquascaphe GMT used a Swiss Soprod movement and was an office GMT, meaning the GMT hand could be adjusted independently while the local hour stayed put. The new version switches to a Japanese Miyota movement, making this a proper traveller GMT, as you can adjust the local hour hand independently when crossing time zones. Baltic is also offering the new Aquascaphe GMT MK-II in four versions.
The case gets multiple changes. Made of 316L stainless steel, this case has a diameter of 39.5mm, with wider lugs, sharper angles, and vertical brushing on top of the lugs. There is also a crown guard around the screw-down crown, a first for the Aquascaphe GMT, giving the watch a slightly more angular look. The case remains pretty compact, with lug-to-lug at 47mm and thickness at 13.8mm. One of the many practical updates is the water resistance of the Aquascaphe GMT MK-II, which has gone up from 100m on the original GMT to 200m on this one.
The GMT bezel is still bidirectional and carries a 24-hour scale. It comes with 24 clicks and a sapphire insert that matches the sapphire crystal above the dial. There are four options at launch: blue, green, grey, and red. Each option has its own two-tone bezel combination, pairing red with blue, blue with light blue, black with grey, and green with blue. All versions of the Aquascaphe GMT MK-II get the glossy black dial treatment and Super-LumiNova BGW9 “super indexes”. The hands have also been updated, with a more faceted shape. The date remains at 6 o’clock, with a colour-matched date disc that keeps the dial looking clean.
But it is the Miyota 9075 that really changes what this Aquascaphe GMT MK-II can do. It is an automatic true GMT movement with a 42-hour power reserve, and the local hour hand can be moved independently without stopping the watch or affecting the second time zone. This engine beats at 28,800 vibrations/hour.
The new Aquascaphe GMT MK-II comes on Baltic’s Rubber Sport FKM rubber strap, with the grey and red versions getting black straps, while the blue and green versions come on blue straps. You can also choose a beads-of-rice or a flat-link steel bracelet, both with quick-release spring bars. And there is one more welcome change: despite all these updates, the price comes down, excluding taxes, to EUR 850 on rubber strap and EUR 915 on steel bracelet. The previous Swiss-powered Aquascaphe GMT started at EUR 920 on rubber strap and EUR 1,000 on steel bracelet. For more information, please visit baltic-watches.com.
